EXP: Writing For Practice (Shore)
Faculty
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| Deborah Shore Adjunct Professor of Law debshore@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Drafting Legal Documents
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
15% Participation,
85% Other (The grade will be comprised of several written and oral assignments throughout the semester as well as your contribution to class discussion.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
T 10:30AM - 12:20PM
Silverman Hall 270
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
2.0
This advanced course will provide students with the opportunity to further refine the writing, editing, and oral communication skills taught in their first year Legal Writing/Legal Practice Skills course. Students will complete and receive feedback on several shorter writing assignments of varying degrees of formality. These assignments will mimic the various types of writing a new litigation attorney would expect to encounter on a daily basis and will include intraoffice communication, client communication, communication with other attorneys and writing to the court. This course will also expose students to a series of verbal skills exercises designed to improve their communication skills in a less formal setting. In addition to receiving written feedback, students will receive feedback at individual conferences. Students will complete the writing and editing assignments both in and out of class. Because of the participatory nature of the course, class attendance is essential.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Textbooks
"Beyond the Basics" by Ray and Cox |